As the reporting makes clear, it's kind of confusing who encrypted DMs are really for. Twitter finds itself in a position where it now answers to a man who is e

As the reporting makes clear, it's kind of confusing who encrypted DMs are really for. Twitter finds itself in a position where it now answers to a man who is extremely vulnerable to state actors threatening his livelihood. In Turkey he became a fascist collaborator with virtually 0 push back. How much will he stand up for users of his platform if the CCP come knocking and want to unmask pesky protestors or users? Previously Twitter was blocked in China because they wouldn't follow the CCPs wishes. Well that was fine when twitter was independent they could stand behind their principles and China had no more leverage. Well what happens now that the CCP can shut down Tesla's Shanghai factory? Or even better, turn it over to a friendly local CEO? What happens when Elon Musk's line on "free speech is literally just what any local jurisdiction tells me" collides with US state bans on abortion, or LGTBQ rights? Sure would be awkward if the US suddenly had a lurch towards governors of right wing states introducing legislation to interfere with the operations of companies they don't like. All the technical details of it are kind of moot, because fundamentally any attack on Twitter won't be technical, it'll be a practical application of pressure on Musk.